BISD board meets Monday to fulfill TEA mandates

By Brooke Crum

Updated 9:16 am, Monday, April 14, 2014

The Beaumont ISD board of trustees will meet Monday night to discuss the addition of a manual that outlines correct procedures for finance employees, one of the 10 actions required by the Texas Education Agency in its final investigative report of BISD's finances.

The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the administration building, 3395 Harrison Ave.

TEA established in its withering report of BISD's finances 10 actions the district must complete by specific dates.

The adoption of a finance manual is the second step BISD has completed, and completed on time.

The deadline for the adoption of the finance manual is April 14.

The board will consider approving the 138-page manual at the meeting.

BISD completed its first of the set actions on time when the board corrected minutes from the Oct. 18, 2012, meeting to reflect Mike Neil abstaining from voting on a contract with TriCon Inc.

TEA wrote in its initial report that Neil had violated state laws by voting on an item from which he could benefit because he works with TriCon. The meeting minutes inaccurately reflected his participation.